Saturday, December 26, 2009

Christmas is over, hope everyone had a blessed day, my family did. Not as many presents this year but the spirit was with us.
Wednesday my wife and I go to an orientation for our new job, there for many months I had my doubts about finding a job anytime soon. Low paying job but at least it`s work, when the economy picks up I plan on finding a better job, at this time I`m thankful for any employment. If you are unemployed please hang in there and keep looking, something is bound to turn up, maybe as in my case not a very good something, but something.
Obama sure is making it hard on American citizens, how the people voted a socialist minded man for President I`ll never figure out.Everything Obama is trying to get done in Washington is hurtful to our nation, more and more people are seeing this and hopefully it`s not to late to turn the tide towards more American minded policies than his beloved socialist policies, we can only pray, and VOTE.
When the truth was put out for everyone to see about the total lies the Global Warming bunch were stating as fact, seems like that would have put a halt to Obama and his idea to give American taxpayer money to other countries, hasn`t stopped a bit of it. Sooner rather than later the folks in Washington are going to wake up and listen to the American people and stop wasting our money, if they don`t then they will find themselves out of a job.
Lets not forget it was the foolish Washington leaders, like Barney Frank, that forced the banks to make all those bad loans to people that couldn`t pay them back that got us in this mess to begin with. Banks were turning down people for house loans if they didn`t have good credit, an old law on the books stated that Congress had the power to force the banks to approve loans to poor people, they used the law to force banks to make bad loans and this caused the mess we are in now. Barney Franks boyfriend made a bunch of money while Barney Frank was selling the country down the river, how he feels no remorse for his actions is beyond me,things will have to turn around pretty fast to help America, keep in touch.

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Merry Christmas to all, peace on Earth.
Two days left until the big day, more important to kids for the gifts they will get, more important for the rest of us to reflect on the life of Christ and what that means to each one of us.
So much bad going on in our country and the world it`s easy to see why most people feel the Book of Revelation is upon us. Something to think about if you are not right with God.
As for what`s happening in Washington there seems to be a coming together of the minds that the socialist agenda of Obama doesn`t have as much support of the citizens of America as they thought, where they got the notion we would just roll over and let the Socialist movement take over America is beyond me. Obama and his kind must think the American Spirit is dead, what a mistaken thought.
Thank God for America and the fellow citizens that believe in God and America, the way of life America stands for, the freedoms we demand, yet we should still pray for our enemies that they will have a change of heart and come to their senses before it is to late for them, keep in touch.

Saturday, December 19, 2009

Watched an old George Carlin HBO special last night, funny man who had a long career. The thing about Carlin and so many other great comedians is the fact that they are wrong about their disbelief in God and the Bible. Why they have to put that kind of topic in their shows is beyond me. They have so much material to chose from and their God given talent for making people laugh is so evident seems to me they could lay off trying to make people think the Bible is a work of fiction. Guess one day they will find out how wrong they were, keep in touch.

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Been awhile, busy with the Christmas Season, hope everyone has a merry Christmas.
Haven`t found a job yet but Keep trying, one`s gonna come along soon I pray.
People that listened to the lying gov`t, Michael Moore, Al Gore, all have been proven to be liars on the Global Warming Issue. Most people that use their brain instead of letting someone else think for them knew that the Global Warming scare was just a tactic to let the gov`t get more control and money from American citizens.
A new tactic being used is to declare that climate control problems hurt women more than men. Women in this country should be outraged that the people that promote the Global Warming Threat think American women are to dumb to realize they are being taken advantage of.
At first the late night talk show hosts were all for Obama and thought his socialist agenda was great, seems they have come to their senses and put Obama in their line of fire. Even leftwing extremist Bill Marr, who stated that he wouldn`t trust the fed gov`t about the flu shot, has started to use Obama in his opening act. Bill Marr is a highly talented and smart man, I watch him every chance I get. He keeps conservatives on their toes and encourages us to be able to back up what we say, thanks Bill and continued success.
With Christmas coming soon I wish everyone a Merry Christmas and pray that the troubles will be over soon, keep in touch.

Monday, November 30, 2009

Finally after months of filling out job apps someone finally called, with the amount of people out of work competition for a good job is something, still have to go thru more interviews, I believe if it`s meant to happen I`ll get the job, no sense worring about it, worrying will not add a minute to your life.
If I am chosen for the job my family will be happy, loosing a job puts a lot of strain on everybody involved. If you are still looking for work please don`t get to disheartned if it takes a long time, sooner or later America will get past this mess the federal government created and things will look bright again, keep in touch.

Sunday, November 29, 2009

For millions of us this Christmas we will not have the money to spend on gifts for the people we love like we have in the past. With the federal gov increasing taxes in the name of helping our country, doing just the opposite, we will have to pay more of our money to the gov which means we will be even poorer. How the people believe that making the US a gov controlled society is in our best interest is beyond me. Yet so many of us are willing to let the gov have more control over our lives.
Saw Michael Moore on Hannity a few nights ago and he thinks the US should give all the money the `workers,` that`s the American people that work and pay taxes, earn from there jobs to all the people in the rest of the world, we don`t need to keep any of the money we earn, the gov should take it and decide where to use it. He says that while admitting that he is a multi-millionare, the profits he has made trying to convince the American people that this is the worst country on the face of the Earth. What a guy Michael Moore is, making millions from a system he is trying to overthrow. He must really be laughing at us all the way to the bank as the saying goes. He still says the people of Cuba under Castro have a better life than the US citizens, it`s OK with me if he thinks that, it just surprises me that so many of my fellow Americans agree with him.
It`s hard enough on a relationship these days just trying to make ends meet. Now with Christmas, that`s what I called it, `Christmas coming up and so many of us in bad financial shape thanks to what the Federal Gov caused, we really have to say a prayer that the people in Washington will come to their senses and stop passing laws that hurt our great country, I know I`ll be praying for them, keep in touch.

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Took a few days off, got busy doing other stuff, happens to us all. Glad the holiday is soon, love all the food and company, it`s a great feeling to have family around you and enjoying a great meal. Seems like we never have the time to spend with the people we love like we should.
I give thanks for my wife and kids, just living life these days is rough on everybody, we feel you can pray your way thru the rough times, if you are a non-believer maybe now would be a good time to try a little prayer and see what happens, keep in touch.

Thursday, November 19, 2009

For the people that are sure the government takeover of our healthcare system is the best thing since sliced bread, beware. Only a short time since the Congress has voted to approve the new law and already a gov panel has suggested that women delay having mammograms until they reach the age of fifty, no one on the panel is on the forefront of breast cancer, the women on medicare will be effected the most, that`s wright, the people that the gov heathcare plan was supposed to protect are already being told they will have to wait an additional TEN years to be covered for an exam that could save their lives.
The problem with gov control is there will be more and more gov related rules on the cost to actually save peoples lives. England and France, who Michael Moore touts as great examples of gov run healthcare systems already weight the cost of saving peoples lives, their govs decide if it`s worth the money to save a life or not, people on waiting lists for years for treatments that could save their life. How American citizens still want the gov control when there is no good example of a gov system that works for the good of the people, I will never understand, yet there are a number of people that really want the gov to take over healthcare.
I believe the people in Washington will see how wrong having the gov take over healthcare is and will do their duty to look out for the American people and stop this madness, keep in touch.

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Facebook is a great site, lately with the help of a sister getting in touch with old friends and cousins on Facebook I have been able to reconnect with people I haven`t talked to in years. Remembering past good times does a soul good. We move on with our lives and lose contact with family and friends, when they come back in our lives we are thankful.
I`m in my fifties now and time goes by faster and faster, just like the older people in my life said it would when I was a young man. Never enough time to get everything you want to get done done.
Keeping in touch with the people that we care about should be high on our list of things to do,I will make a better effort to keep that in mind. The computer age makes it alot easier to keep in touch, looking at the pics on a profile of a favorite person in my life I have a chance to see how they look now and the people in thier lives. With the internet we are just a click away, keep in touch.

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

The Kennedy`s come from Mass, no wonder they were so popular there, with all the nuts in that state. Bad enough when the Mass residents decided that you could not keep score in kids soccer games because the losing teams feelings might get hurt, no gain to coming in first place rather just let everybody play no matter if they had the skill or not. Everything in life is not for everybody, we all have different talents and to excell at one talent we have to shy away from another, nothing wrong with that.
Now in the great state of Mass Christmas is out in another school. You can`t even have red and white wraping paper because they don`t want anything to do with Christmas. I guess we have let the crazies take over just about every school system in the country.
The pres says we are not a Christian nation any longer, we are, I guess the gov is trying to rewrite history and since the gov has controll of what the children are taught in the gov schools it is all the more important we teach our children at home what this country was founded for. And teach our kids we must or they will grow up believing everything the gov tells them without question. I teach my child to question everything, don`t just take what someone says as fact without them having the facts, the truth, to back it up.
If we teach our children to always seek the truth and stand up for it when they find it we will be a better, stronger America, keep in touch.

Monday, November 16, 2009

Glad to see the government is on top of things, we really do have a problem with the students that attend government schools. A school in Mass has promised to suspend students that say the word `meep` a word that comes from the coyete cartoon, seems a freshman biology teacher feels it will lead to social unrest and cause the downfall of the American way of life. Another school suspended a female student for shaving her head to bring awareness to the type of cancer her father has, she got the idea from a celebrity that did it, both of these are examples of what the government can do and get away with.
I thought the government school system was more concerned with educating our children, seems it is mostly about controlling the masses. If the gov system really wanted to educate the children we would already have a voucher system in place, that is where you can send your child to any school of your choice, that will never happen because a voucher system would let the parents choose to send their kids to a school where they would be taught things like the constition, freedom of thought that the gov doesn`t want your children to have. If your child bucks the gov system they will be punished, glad our founding fathers bucked the English or we would be hailing a Queen now.
With all the Fed Gov is trying to do to stifle our economic system and take away individual liberties we should be convinced that a limited Federal Gov, like our founding fathers wanted, is the only way to go to ensure America stays the most free, envied country on Earth, keep in touch.

Thursday, November 12, 2009

This weekend we were going to take a weekend trip to Dallas to attend my nephews new church dedication, figured out we couldn`t because I was laid off in July and the money just isn`t there, we were really heart broken about not being able to see family. With 10.2 percent unemployment and more people losing their jobs every week we have to wonder just what the goverment is doing to improve the economic condition of the country.
The Fed Govt has given billions of dollars to a few companies and it hasn`t helped any, we can see that the peoples money has been wasted, it would have been cheaper on the taxpayer and better for the economy if our tax money was used to just pay off the houses that were lost and let the govt hold the paper on the house until the govt was paid back. The govt could have set low enough monthly payments that the whole amount could have been paid back and no one would have lost their home.The way the fed govt did it the taxpayer money will never be paid back, how crazy is that?
What do we expect from a President that is not letting Christmas be about Christmas, no Christmas tree at the Whitehouse this year, a Holiday tree instead, a bunch of bull if you ask me. All the people that voted for a change, hope you enjoy it.
Saw a picture of the first lady wearing a 500 dollar pair of sneakers to a photoshoot at a homeless shelter, the gaul of these people. 100 dollar a pound beef from overseas served at their dinners, what more do we have to have thrown in our face to prove they have contempt for the working men and women of America. We need to wake up, keep in touch.

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

My partner and I love watching movies, some we watch together and others we watch alone, different tastes. The movie about David Frost interviewing Richard Nixon I watched alone, very good movie. Led me to research the movie a little, found out that the scene where Nixon calls Frost late at night was all Hollywood bull. I don`t understand why the people that make fact based movies are not more true to the facts, the movies would have the same impact without all the madeup scenes.
Oliver Stones movie about JFK is a great Hollywood movie, about the only truth in it was that Kennedy was killed in Dallas. I still catch it on sometimes and watch it again, even knowing that Stone was just making a movie not reporting history I would recomend it to anyone who hasn`t seen it before.
Our young people today act like everything on TV is fact, without researching true facts they are OK with taking what Hollywood renders and believing that to be the truth, that`s why politicians get away with outright lying on TV and no one calls them on it. Sad state of affairs when the young minds of our country don`t question what politicians are saying, more young people know more about reality shows on TV than what their Congressman and Senators are voting on in Washington, hope we will be alright, keep in touch.

What the people in Washington do has a direct influence on our personal relationships, when the gov makes decisions that run down our economy we will have access to less money, money that we should be using to take care of our family. This healthcare bill is a disaster for the economy, it will put more people out of work and raise taxes so high the people that are working are not going to have enough money left over after taxes to maintain a decent standard of living.
If you are a follower of Michael Moore and agree that even Cuba has a better healthcare system than us you should open your eyes before it is to late. Cuba just last year allowed 900 microwave ovens to be distributed to the common people because the Cuban gov was afraid there would be civil unrest if everyone in the country was allowed to own a microwave oven for their personal use. That`s the kind of stuff that will occur in this country if we give control of our economic system to the federal gov. Some central ofice of the Fed will decide what is best for the workers in America. Make no mistake about it `workers` is the term used by people like Hillary Clinton to describe the citizens of America.
The people in this country that believe that only the government can solve the problems we face are in for a suprise, gov involvement in a free market only makes the economy harder to improve. 10.2 percent unemployment and the Washington folks want to add programs that will increase our taxes, that`s really good for America.
I have faith that calmer heads will prevail and stop the ever increasing lunacy coming from Washington, keep in touch.

Monday, November 9, 2009

Checking out some other sites on the relationship issue it seems that articles about cheating are a top issue. One says cheaters are mostly men, the other says women, all we can get from so many articles is that there is a lot of unfaithful people out there. Men and women of high moral fiber, I believe most of us are we just hear about the bad stuff more than the good. If you have been cheated on you are in no mood to hear that you are in a minority of honest faithful partners. When it comes to guess which person will cheat on their partner you can never really tell.
If we keep our relationship with our partner the number one spot on list of things we should do we will be able to have confidence in them that they will not stray in that department.
No one has all the answers but a partner with a good solid foundation in their belief in the Good Book is a start. My partner is a believer and it will rub off on you, kinds of gives you a sense that there is a greater source out there than what we can come up with on our own. We should beware of false teachings when it comes to matters of the heart. Hollywood promotes a certain lifestyle that we know is on the wrong side of the tracks, why this happens we all know.
Sad to say but once you have been cheated on the trust you have in your partner is over, some people think we can forgive and forget, not true. If you can`t trust your partner nothing else in the relationship will work either, best to move on before what you feel eats you up inside and you waste more good years on a losing cause, keep in touch.

Sunday, November 8, 2009

Talked with Mom a little while ago and she can`t make it to Ft Worth next weekend, my stepdad is in failing health and she feels she should stay home and take care of him. She hasn`t seen one of her great grandkids yet and is broken up about the situation. That`s all part of life, deciding what we are able to do and missing out on things we would like to do. It breaks your heart to plan on a trip to see family and the trip not work out. Everyone understands the situation, that doesn`t help your feeling the way you do. Maybe sometime soon she will be able to take a trip and see her grandson and great grandkids.
We plan on making the trip to Ft Worth, no one knows how the future will turn out, we can only do so much then the rest is not in our hands, keep in touch.

Sunday, the day of rest, earlier my twelve year old daughter was messing around on the PC and found several thirty second videos from a year or so ago, talk about lost tapes, we didn`t even know we had them. Great little suprise, my partner and I laughed and enjoyed our little find.
Next Saturday we are off to Ft. Worth for the dedication of the church my nephew leads the music in, Mom will be in from Florida. She is in her seventies now and we will be looking forward to spending as much time with her as we can. In our society family members spread out all over the country, few of stay in the same place we were raised, guess we all search for a place we can call home. Talking to the ones we love on the phone or computer is good, just nothing like seeing them in person and giving them a hug and letting them know we miss them.
If you are lucky enough to have family like I do, you find a way to keep in touch as often as possible, time flies and sooner rather than later there will come a time when the people we love will no longer be with us, keep in touch.

Saturday, November 7, 2009

If you have ever accidently hit ESC on your keyboard you know how I felt earlier when at the end of my daily trip to my blog I missed the key I was aiming for and BAM, all was lost. You can never regain the same thought pattern you had earlier, you can come close but I find it`s better to just start over with whatever is on your mind at this time.
Halfway thru the weekend already, time just flies, been watching TV alot this weekend with my better half. Movies and the National Geographic channel during the day, tonight maybe some comedy. If you haven`t seen any Two and a Half men you are missing a great comedy show. That, Reba and Sienfeld, all reruns of course are what I hunt for in the comedy field. Unless HBO is running a comedy special, standups are some of the most entertaining viewing on the tube.
My partner for life enjoys Lfetime movies and I have watched my share with her, every once in awhile they have a really good one on, she likes about every one, me not so much. In our relationship we have learned to watch each others favorite type shows, we enjoy being together whatever we are doing. In a relationship 50/50 doesn`t always work out but at least it`s worth shooting for, keep in touch.

Friday, November 6, 2009

Just finished watching `Bridges of Madison County` with Clint Eastwood. It has a powerful message about how we should think about our relationship with our partner. Sometimes we let our relationship become dull and dreary, day after day we do the same things and we lose the feeling we had when our relationship was new.
Listening to our partner is the most important thing we can do, if we tune out what our partner is trying to tell us we run the risk of them finding someone that will listen to them. We have to make time in our hectic lives to spend part of each day only focused on our partner. No easy task, try to keep in mind what we want from our partner, the way we treat our partner is the way they will treat us. When we take the time to listen to what our partner is saying and not fluff it off, they will return the favor and the lines of communication will remain open, keep in touch.

This blog isn`t just about personal relationships, our relationships with people in gereral are important to our relationship with our partner. So many factors in our lives effect our personal lives that millions of words are written every year to help us through the rough times. No one person can give you the answers you are looking for to help you in times of trouble, you have to consider all things and pick from the vast amount of information available what will work in your life, it`s hard to decide a course of action sometimes but decide we must or things can become so out of control in our lives we end up at a place we never intended to be.
So many single people are looking for a partner to share their lives with, they often overlook one of the best places to meet a person that would fulfill their expectations. The bar scene is good for one night stands, plenty of people looking for that kind of thing, nothing much but regrets looking for love in all the wrong places. The internet is full of dating sites, some free, some charging a monthly fee, you could spend a small fortune and never meet the type person you are looking for.
The one place people turn last that should be at the top of their list to meet single people is of course church. Single women that are looking for a loving partner with morals will never find the kind of person they are searching for in a bar. One night stands are dangerous these days, you could even lose your life if you get mixed up with the wrong type people, better to be in a place where people are searching for a way to improve their lives than a place where harm can come to you.
The bigger churches have single adult groups and activites that are perfect for meeting other single adults looking for a relationship, if you are single and the nightlife scene is not working out for you, please think about visiting your local church, you may find something that has been missing in your life, keep in touch.

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Shopping with my better half usually puts a strain on our relationship, we are so different in our way of getting things done. Today we went for groceries and we got thru it better than I expected. For those of us on a tight budget there is almost no place better to shop than Walmart, the prices are great and the super stores have everything you want, around the country Walmart has been given a bad rep. I think its the best place to shop for about eighty percent of what we need daily.
For people looking for work a great place to check out is Craigslist, the site has temp job offers all the way up to full time employment offers, some are no good but there are good postings. For temp work click the labor gigs. Don`t forget to click on the FREE site, all kinds of stuff is on there for free, some even have pics.
Until the economy picks up we have to get by the best we can, it will pick up just not soon enough for some of us. We should be careful not to let what`s happening with us moneywise become to big a strain on our relationship with our partner, we all know what stress money worries puts on a relationship. No easy answers on how to keep up a good relationship when the rest of your life is looking bleak, we just have to hand in until things get better, keep in touch.

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Keeping up with all the evil things being reported in the news makes you wonder if all the end of times signs are happening at this time like alot of people are saying. If this is the time, we must prepare for it the way the good book says, getting straight with our maker is very important, if all is well in your soul then your worries will be few.
The case of the murder-rapest in Cleveland lets us know the race relations situation in this country has a long way to go when you talk about the police departments in this country. One of the victims had family that went to the police and the police told them that since she was known to be a drug addict they weren`t even going to file a missing persons report. The family searched for her on their own and found her car four blocks from the killers house. It is pretty obvious that if you are black in America the police treat you as second class citizens, that kind of thinking has no place in America, especially in a government agency, but time after time we see the results of the police when they deal with black America.
Its hard enough on a relationship with the poor economic outlook these days without having to worry about the stress of your color making a difference when it comes to equal protection under the law.
There is good and bad in every segment of the population in America, maybe after a little more time the race barrier will be removed, for now it seems it still stands, keep in touch.

Watched the pres and can`t believe all the people blindly following him when most of what he wants to get done in America hurts our country. The main theme today was four billion tax payer dollars earmarked for education, most people will not say anything about the money going to education, if you do say anything you are labeled antichildren. The Federal Gov blackmails the state by withholding fed money if the state doesn`t do what the Federal Gov wants.
The way its comes down this time is the states have to stop lumping teachers and students together when they are evaluated to see if the teachers are teaching and the students are learning. In plain English what the pres wants is to continue giving yearly raises to teachers even if the students they teach can`t read or write at their grade level, the teacher unions love this, I`m sure the money from the teachers union that was donated to the Obama campaign didn`t have anything to do with the decision by the Pres.
In my relationship with my partner we both agree that the gov educating our children ( all children) is not a good idea. Vouchers so the parents have a choice where their kids get educated seems to be a good idea. That will not happen under this pres, in fact he stopped the vouchers going to minorty students in the Washington, DC area who had no choice but to return to failing schools in DC. That showed how much he cared about the poor students in his area getting a good education and moving out of the poverty they are in.
The people that were so excited about Obama should have researched his political ideals before they jumped into his time for a change slogan without knowing what his intentions were. To late now, you get what you ask for in life sometimes, it`s not to late to correct what the pres has done, cooler heads will put a rein on his socialist agenda and the country will turn around and the economy will get back on track, keep in touch.

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Will Rodgers once said `A man can learn only two ways, one by reading, and the other by association with smarter people.` He had alot of quotes that became popular, the reading way is easy and cheap these days. If you have the time stop by your local public library, my partner and I both love to read and the library has unlimited books on any subject you are interested in.
If you have kids now is the time to get them into reading, a library trip can be a fun and exciting time for them, showing your kids you enjoy reading will help them find the joy of books. My partner has a different idea than I do about which are the best books to read, we are opposites in a few things, but we compliment each other in our relationship, maybe that`s the way you and your partner are also, I believe it works just fine.
If you are not a big reader, the next time you are sitting around being bored, remember the library, take your partner and the kids, it will turn out to be more fun than most trips, keep in touch.

Talk about stress in a relationship these days in our economic troubles and you hit a goldmine. Ten million people out of work and no end in sight, companies still laying off, some just closing up for good, there just doesn`t seem to be any light at the end of the tunnel. Bleak times and it will last for a few more years. Some relationships will not survive this mess the country is in, they should be able to make it thru but people start blaming each other for the way things are in their lives and soon the resentment is so strong the relationship ends. No miracle cure for hard times, we just have to be ready when the market picks up.
I`m laid off and searching every day for a good job that has the benefits my last job had, nothing much is coming from my search. Lots of people in the same boat, money is tight and that makes it hard on everyone, just staying afloat is a miracle.
Keeping a relationship strong in times like these is hard but not impossible, we have to make sure we don`t direct our anger about our money situation at our partners, nothing good will come from it. Sometime in the future we will get back on track and this will all be behind us, for now we have to keep the faith and try to make it, keep in touch.

Monday, November 2, 2009

Being laidoff can be a real strain on a relationship, less money, unemployment only pays a portion of your former pay, loss of benefits, the uncertainty of when another job will open up, all take it`s toll. I have never seen the economy in such a mess, which we know the Federal Gov caused to happen by meddeling in the banking industry, forcing banks to make loans that the banks on their own would have never made to people who could not repay them, how anyone has missed that fact is beyond me, still way to many people think the banks had a choice in the matter.
For most people looking for jobs there just aren`t any in their areas, may not be any for another year or two. The people that voted for Obama are getting what they asked for, a change in America. America will bounce back to stronger economic times, it would happen faster if the gov would stay out of the free market system we have instead of trying to take over our economic system. Too many people think the gov should run everything even when you point out that the gov does a terrible job of running things and never within a budget. Two big examples, the Post Office and Amtrac, both just throwing money down the drain, but when the gov starts a program it will never admit they made a costly mistake and correct it they will just keep wasting money on the program.
Of course we all know the problem Washingtom has in looking after tax payer money, they show us time and again they could care less what the people think, what a shame.
For people looking for work, www.indeed.com has many listings, please check it out if you have not heard of it.
We will slowly climb out of this mess and when we do maybe the people in Washington will not get us into another mess like this, keep in touch.

Sunday, November 1, 2009

After a fun weekend Monday morning will be here all to fast, for the people still looking for work be of calm heart for the job market will improve, when is anybodies guess, I hope soon before all is lost. Lest we forget the government caused the mess we are in by forcing the banks to lower their credit standards so more people could buy houses, many of those people had no hope of repaying loans and still the government forced our banks to make bad loans, so don`t expect the government to bail you out. Sad state of affairs.
Everything is not bleak, sure there are companies folding up every week and the gov is trying to take more control of the free market system everyday, for those of us in a good solid relationship we will make it thru, how is a day to day task but we are Free American Citizens and we will overcome anything that gets in our path to maintain a strong family relationship, the backbone of any free society. Not letting the economic situation effect our relationship with our partner takes some doing but it is possible.
Asking for help in these trying times is hard on most people, we shouldn`t let pride get in the way of taking care of our loved ones, many organizations are here to help at this time. So many people are in this boat that it seems at times that we will never see the light of day, we will, keep in touch.

Saturday, October 31, 2009

Just returned from a Halloween party with family members, my relationship with most of them is pretty good, like most families we have inlaws and outlaws all in the same family. Life is short so when it comes to family you find it really easy to overlook certain things.
Just moved to Texas from Florida where I got laid off and don`t have a real close relationship with some of the family members over here. So far everyone seems to be pretty good people, I know in some families that isn`t so, guess I`m blessed. It`s hard on people that don`t have the support of their family thru their lives, I feel for those in that position.
Going into the Holiday Season should be a time of joyfull reflection, my time will be spent with my loved ones as much as posible. If you don`t have family or close friends to spend the season with there are Churches, Charites, any number of groups that help people thru this time of year that would welcome additional hands for the work they are doing, keep in touch.

Been awhile, in a relationship you will have many ups and downs, lately mine has had some bad news about family. My sister in laws mother was told she has lung cancer, what devestating news, everyone is upset, you can imagine. We have a large family and everyone has had a death that effected them.
We have the choice to go through life alone, most people don`t, or get in relationships where we become close with many people. Letting people in our lives is rewarding but also opens us up to the bad things that happen to our loved ones, all part of life, Garth said it best in `The Dance,` if you are not familiar with the song please check it out. Death is a natural part of life, if you are a believer you are OK with it, we know there is a life after our bodies fail. It doesn`t keep us from being hurt when a loved one dies, we will miss them every day.
Understanding that time is short here on Earth we should embrace our loved ones and let them know how much they mean to us, not get caught up in the many unimportant things that come up in our lives.
We should always remember to tell and show the people in our lives the way we feel, keep in touch.

Friday, October 23, 2009

Haven`t made a post in awhile, everybody in my house has been sick, flu like symptoms, not much fun around here the past week, it happens once in a blue moon. Soon they will be well and all will be back to normal.
Being new to blogging I`m not sure how to get my blog out to new readers, even if I do not get people to read my blog it`s fun to do, wish they had this kind of thing when I was a young man, I would be up on all the ways to use the PC instead of just now learning, love it but it takes lots of time, keep in touch.

Sunday, October 18, 2009

Winter is fast upon us, in the south it`s in the forties at night already, I for one do not like winter, some people do. My partner and daughter are sick already hope I don`t get it, slim chance. Trouble all over the place, hope not in your relationship with your partner, Rush got kicked off the investment group to buy the Rams, too many people have unjustly labeled him a racist because he speaks his convictions about the people in politics whether they are black or white, if you are going against the US he will let you know he is not going down without a fight, most of what he says everyone knows is the truth, to much PC.
I follow politics closely because what the gov does directly affects our lives, wish more people kept up with what the Washington crowd has in store for the citizens, the founding fathers told us to not let the Federal gov get to much power, since we didn`t heed their warning we are gonna pay for that with more gov intrusion in our lives.
Enough about that, with everyone sick around me and wanting to sleep all the time till they are back on track I`ve got some free time to read, if you enjoy reading like I do, you will take advantage of any free time to read up on things. Got a book last week on Thomas Jefferson, Hope more people read books about our founding fathers, it gives you a sense of pride to know we are in a country that was founded on individual liberties and limited gov control, we have gotten away from those beginings some but with a little work the citizens of the greatest country on Earth will see a trend start to head back in the right direction, keep in touch.

Friday, October 16, 2009

Been reading tons of stuff about relationship blues on the net and there are just all kinds of trouble in relationships out there. Cheating is the main problem. If your partner cheats on you that is a sure sign you are with the wrong partner, no one should put up with that for one second, if you do forgive your partner, which you should do so it doesn`t eat you up, you still have to end the relationship because it will not be the last time your partner cheats on you. If you waste years on a cheating partner and then decide to put an end to it you will have wasted all those years which you can never replace. Life is short and to spend your time and energy with someone that doesn`t respect your relationship only hurts you not the one who is cheating, they could care less about you.
Going thru a breakup with a cheating partner is hard, but in the long run it will pay off, you will be able to spend your time looking for a partner that respects you like you deserve. You have to be able to enjoy your own company to get out of a bad relationship, keep busy doing positive things in your life and soon you will find the partner that will be with you til the end, keep in touch.

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Went to the first choral concert tonight that my daughter participated in, my partner and I were proud of her, just like the hundred other parents that were there tonight were proud of their kids. Nothing in a relationship feels better than sharing an experiance like that. All the hard work those kids put into their show payed off, just like the work you put into your relationship with your partner pays off in the feeling you get when everything is going perfect. All of the day to day stuff that drives us crazy sometimes doesn`t seem to matter much at times like these.
You know how I feel, life is grand, I realize that when I wake up in the morning the grind starts over just like every day, for tonight I`m gonna forget about all that and enjoy this feeling, keep in touch.

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Watched Michael Moores Sico and he has some valid points about healthcare in the US, but as always people that don`t like our country will in the end show you. He raved about how much better healthcare is in Cuba, guess he believes it, I just don`t know about a country that just last year approved 900 microwaves to be used by the public because the government was afraid if everybody could have a microwave at home it might cause civil unrest.
We have enough going on in our lives, the kooks in the country and the people that can`t think for themselves should just leave everybody else alone and start taking care of their families, it`s hard enough for us to take care of our partners and family without having to look after the people that will not do what it takes to better themselves, the good ole US has plenty of government programs for college, trade schools, just abut any way you want to get the skills you need to better your lot in life. Can`t say I really want to pay higher taxes to support people that just want to have the best things in life handed to them, Americans believe you have the God given right to go out and get things done.
My partner and I believe it is up to us to set the bar high and try to reach our goals, sure there are some things that are not within our reach at this time but we keep striving to better ourselves, you really can`t be happy having things handed to you, people that expect that way of life will never be happy no matter how much is given to them.
Having a partner that is willing to work with you towards improving your life is the best way to achieve what you want in life, keep in touch.

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

The most important part of a relationship is honesty. Without you being honest with your partner and they with you, not much will become of your relationship. Nothing, looks, how you treat each other, nothing is as important as the honesty you have with your partner. Our partner will be able to handle whatever happens in our lives as long as we are honest with them about our lives. Trying to shield your partner from the facts of life will backfire on you, no one likes to have another person decide for them what what they can be made aware of. Trust in your partner to be able to understand the things in our life and our partner will be there to help us thru the rough times.
Most of the times our relationship with our partner will be smooth sailing, but every once in a while we get in rough seas, during those times we should let our partner in on what caused the problem and what we are doing to correct it. Everyone makes bad choices from time to time, when we realize we have made a bad choice we should work to correct the bad decision, then put it behind us and get on with our lives, keep in touch.

Monday, October 12, 2009

Had a relative go thru a five hour surgery today, everything went well, going thru that lengthly of an operation is scary for the friends and family waiting to see the outcome. It`s rough on the patient but since they are knocked out during the surgery their relief comes latter. Sitting around in a waiting room for hours gives you plenty of time to think about all sorts of things. Mainly how fortunate you are if your health and the health of your closest loved ones is ok. At the time being my health and my partners health is up to par. So many people are in poor health we should feel blessed to be in relatively good health and we do.
The old saying you never miss what you have until it`s gone is true. We get so comfortable in our relationship that we never consider our partner not being there. I know how busy we all are just trying to keep up, much less getting ahead. It is easy to overlook something we need more than anything else in our lives, our partners, keep in touch.

Sunday, October 11, 2009

The weekend is over and it`s back at it in the morning. At least for those of us that still have a job, been reading alot today on other blogs and it seems there are alot of people interested in why relationships fail. Lots of reasons given, more people today blame it on the economic condition of our country,a few years ago I guess they used another scapegoat for their relationship failure. It takes alot of work to make a good relationship, if you want your partner to stay with you through thick and thin you have to make sure your partner knows how important they are to you. You must do this everyday, not just with words but with the way you treat your partner.
Even though times are hard for quite a few of us that doesn`t give us an excuse to mistreat our partner and put the blame of our economic conditions on their shoulders, times will straighten out soon and our partner, if treated fairly, will still be there to reap the benefits of better times, keep in touch.

In a relationship it is very important to take care of your partner when they are under the weather, my partner has a bad tooth and we all know the kind of pain that causes, loud noises, just moving around, everything makes you misserable because of the pain. Monday morning we will be at the dentist office.
Taking care of your partner like they would take care of you builds on a stronger relationship, we all have times we really need a strong partner to take care of everything that we can`t when we are not up to par. Keeping up your end of the relationship when your partner is out of service gives you a real feeling of devotion to your relationship. Seeing your partner suffer and nothing you can really do to stop the pain makes you feel helpless, all you can do is try and keep them comfortable the best you can until the pain passes, keep in touch.

Saturday, October 10, 2009

Hear our pres got awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, for what I`m not sure, glad me and my partner are on the same page as far as what we feel is good for the country. Having different ideas about how our country should be ran probably is hard on a relationship, glad I don`t have to find out. Don`t do much about politics, every body these days is just real sensitive when it comes to our Pres. I just hope the country can get back on track and all the people out of work will find work again. Money problems can cause big trouble in a relationship.
Since the unemployment rate is so high there must be tons of relationships being tested at this time. Keeping each other on track in a relationship is sometimes hard enough just with everyday bull going on, your job, kids, relatives, everything that is part of life, without having money problems thrown in to. To all the men and women who got shafted in this economic downturn please keep your heads up, this is America and we will turn things around, keep in touch.

Friday, October 9, 2009

Tonight my partner is complaining about a bad tooth, had that before and know what kind of pain it causes, if it`s not better by Monday we`ll be going to the dentist. This kind of trouble we know what is causing it and can take steps to fix it. Sometimes in our relationship we have trouble and we really have to search things thru to find the cause of it, it is important that we get to the bottom of what is wrong in our relationship before there is lasting damage.
Talking over what is wrong is easier said than done. Neither partner wants to be the cause of a rift in the relationship, at times when rough times are afloat we are at a loss to see the light at the end of the tunnel. But talking thru issues is an important part of a relationship, keep in touch

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Half way thru the week, always glad to get to this point, having an off day today, they happen once in a while, be glad when things get back on track. No one reason for feeling like this, you know what I mean, just seem to be going thru the motions in all I`m doing today, can`t get much enjoyment out of anything, what a bum day.
Maybe it will help when everything is done for the day and I get to bed with with my partner, she knows how I am and will know I`m a little off center today. That is a good thing about having a great partner, they know you so well, when one of us are a little off at the time the other partner can pick up the slack, keep in touch.

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Sitting around listening to Sirrus 70`s music and find that I remember way to many of the songs, lots of love songs mixed in with story and party songs. The love songs are great, they relate to me now even more than they did then when I was first falling in love, then I was trying to sort out new feelings a young man has for the first time. Kind of scary and fun. Not so much scary anymore but still fun and exciting to be in love.
Having a partner you are very much in love with makes all the other craziness in our lives seem to be not so important. After we go thru a few relationships that don`t work out we can be really glad when we find our partner for life. Showing that person how much we care evryday should be on the top of our list of things to do, without our partner all the other stuff in our lives just wouldn`t satisfy our nature, keep in touch.

Sunday, October 4, 2009

Watched the show about how the government spent 12 million dollars to put Tommy Chong in prison for nine months for selling bongs over the internet, from the Cheech and Chong pot movies, seems a little overkill to me. We can`t do much about what the government does it seems, sad but true.
We can do some things to make our relationship with our partner better and we should always be thinking of ways to improve our relationship. Doing the same stuff day in and day out will get pretty stale, we need to try new ways to show our partner how important they are to us. You know your partner better than anyone, it`s up to you to come up with ideas that you think your partner would like, the important thing is to try and do something different, your partner will know why you are trying new things and they will enjoy a change of pace, keep in touch.

Saturday, October 3, 2009

Just got thru reading " 11 Reasons He Dumped You" on Yahoo. We have all had relationships that didn`t work out and there are many reasons why they ended. I believe that there is a soulmate for everyone and all the things that happen do so for a reason. Lots of people laugh at that train of thought, seems to me everything works out in time.
In our society instant gratification is very important. The old timers knew that everything that that was worth having was worth working for, some things take work. A relationship takes work to make it last, not hard work but you do have to be concerned about someone else besides yourself. Thinking about your partners needs should be at the top of our list, we have many things that are important to us but without a partner to share our life with all the stuff we do will not satisfy us.
Human beings are not set up to go thru life alone, we are made up of a need to have a partner. A good thing. Finding that partner takes time and alot of the time we are searching for the perfect partner we settle for some one who just isn`t right for us. We know when we haven`t found the right partner pretty quick.
Once you do find the partner just for you, you`ll know it, what a good feeling that is, keep in touch.

Friday, October 2, 2009

Glad the weekend is here, hectic week as always. Movie weekend for us, mostly the same theme, boy meets girl, they like each other then the guy does something stupid and the girl never wants to see him again. By the end of the movie she sees that she is in love and everything works out. Kind of like our lives.We meet the person that we want to have as our partner for life, at first everything goes great, then comes a little rocky road and we think we may have made a mistake. After a little time we get back on track.
Guys are hard to settle down to a one partner relationship, just the way it is. Not sure of the reason, maybe guys think if they give up the freedom of being single they will lose all their freedom, not true. Being with one partner gets better over time. After you and your partner have been together for a while, a good while, you will have moments when you can recall really happy times in your relationship, knowing that what you are going thru at this time in your relationship will someday be looked back on as another happy time with your partner will help us keep doing the things we should to keep our partner happy, keep in touch.

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Your words can get you in alot of trouble if you speak in the heat of the moment. We should have a time delay before we speak when we are upset like they do on live radio, it sure would help to keep us out of hot water with our partner. Words thrown out when you are angry can never be unspoke, how we wish they could be.
These times in our relationships cause harm untold, when we utter mean things to our partner it is usually a buildup of lots of little things in our lives that go unchecked. We are emotion driven creatures and once our emotions run wild it seems we have no control.
Feeling regret after mean words are spoken has to be taken one step further and put into action, we have to tell our partner how deeply sorry we are for having said the things we said. It will not replace the hurt those words caused but it may start us on the road to forgiveness, keep in touch.

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Watched a Sally Field and James Garner movie last night, good movie, in the end he got the girl saying he was a faithful man. We have all been thru relationships where that is not the case, having a faithful partner we know we can trust is like a cool drink of water on a hot day, man that`s good.
Keeping our partner first in all we do goes a long way in the straying department. When we start paying more attention to everything else in our lives than what is going on with our partner things start to go downhill in our relationship and can spiral down so fast pretty soon we have lost what we want the most.
We have to take time every day to notice our partner and make sure they know how important they are to us, kind words, a touch, a helping hand, easy things to do but very important, keep in touch.

Monday, September 28, 2009

Sunday, September 27, 2009

Hope all went well the weekend, mine did. Not enough time to do it all. Today my partner took the day and did what she does when she needs some time apart, missed her company but everyone needs some time to themselves.
We should pay attention to our partners, then we will notice the many swings we all have and let them flow. Being apart for a short time and knowing we miss our partner when they are gone helps keep us on track, keep in touch.

Thursday, September 24, 2009

It`s cool enough now to open the windows and let some fresh air in. Our relationship with our partner needs a little fresh air once in a while too.
Doing the same things day in and day out can get pretty boring, we should try new things with our partner and see what works, keep in touch.

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Half way thru the week already, time flies at an ever increasing speed. Heading into fall in most places, then the cold winter is upon us.
With summer almost over we get a chance to look back and see if we are happy about what we have accomplished during the summer. Probably got alot done but did we work on making our partner as happy as we could have. We do some things right but others, well, should have thought some of that stuff thru a little more, keep in touch.

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

My partner is already asleep, a little restless tonight, does`nt happen often but there you go. In the quiet of the night you have a chance to reflect on things, watching my partner sleep gives me a good feeling, all must be well.
Already into the work week that part just repeats itself, our relationship with our partner gets better with time, having history with someone gives us time to refleck back on all the things we have been thru, good and bad, we usually remember the good more.
Time keeps rolling and with a partner to share the passing of it our lives take on meaning, keep in touch.

Monday, September 21, 2009

Today was my birthday and we went to a nice place, great evening. My partner always makes a big deal out of birthdays, kind of nice she does.
It shouldn`t take a special occasion to let your partner know how you feel about them, anytime is a good time. Having a great partner does`nt mean that our relationship is great all the time, we have our days, we try not to let the low time last very long. Being there and keeping steady during the low moments is part of life, when everything is back on track we will be thankful we hung in there, keep in touch.

Sunday, September 20, 2009

The weekend is almost over and then it`s back to work we go, enjoying your job makes a big difference in wheather or not you look forward to Monday morning, I look forward to Mondays, a chance to excell at work and be proud of a job well done.
When we look at our relationship with our partner we should be proud of it too, hard work at our job means more financial rewards, the time and energy we put into our relationship with our partner brings a much better reward to our lives.
Tonight we have a chance to show our partner just how much they mean to us, keep in touch.

Friday, September 18, 2009

Friday night, the best time of the work week, forget about the stress our jobs put in our lives and spend time with the people we love. Tonight is very important in a relationship, it will set the mood for the rest of the weekend. Whatever has gone on with our jobs in the last five days is on hold until Monday, thinking about all that will disrupt the time we have with our partners.
In our hectic lives we often overlook the person who is always by our side thru it all, tonight we have to make sure our partner knows how we feel, an extra hug, kiss, or smile is a great way to start the weekend, keep in touch.

Thursday, September 17, 2009

75 degrees here today, last month this time it was 105, global warming I guess. Like our relationships we can go from hot to cold quick sometimes, that doesn`t mean our partner has finished with us for good it`s just that we have let our thoughts run on another train. Now is the time to be steady in your part of the relationship not cause confussion in it by trying to get to the bottom of whats going on until your partner is ready to let you in on it.
Your partner needs to know that you are always there no matter what, just being there is enough sometimes, keep in touch.

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Just finished watching ` Grand Torino` with Clint Eastwood, great movie, he wasn`t like he has been in his movies that I like best, he was better. At the start of a relationship it`s a lot of action, fast and furious, just plain energy. After a length of time things will slow down, not exactly what we planned but so it goes.
We try to keep things active with our partner but start finding ways to avoid spending the energy on it, big mistake, if we always keep in mind how important our partner is in our lives we will always discover little ways to show them just how important they are to us, keep in touch

Hump-day, half-time, God I`m glad it`s almost over day, whatever you call it it`s here. So far we have`nt accomplished everything we had hoped but at least we got some of the stuff done. Giving it the old college try works with most things in our lives but in a relationship almost just isn`t good enough.
Every day we can find something kind and good in our partner and we should let them know how much it means to have them in our lives. Our lives will not slow down and let us have the time freely to notice how great of a partner we have so we must put the breaks on once in a while and show our partner just how much them being in our lives really means. Flowers, gifts, both good but the best way to show that person is to just tell them that you are glad they chose you to be with, keep in touch

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Rainy days, I love them, the rain refreshes the ground and keeps life flowing. Perfect day to spend some time with your partner, take advantage of it, we are all to busy with other things and our partner is the one thing in our lives that never gets the attention they deserve.
Men are hunters and women the attention of that hunt, it pays to notice the little things your partner does, wears, everything about your partner, to busy most of the time, but days like to day are made for making a relationship stronger.
The compliments and attention you give your partner have more meaning to our lives than most people give credit to. Your job, the other members of your family, everything that takes your attention away from your partner, is not important on rainy days. Show your partner some real interest in the things that matter to them and you will see a difference in how your partner treats you. Keep in touch

Monday, September 14, 2009

Seems like old times, went out to mow the grass this morning and after a few pulls the cord broke, got me out of doing the yard, good thing, have to fix it, bad thing, maybe.
Relationships get broke and have to be fixed, from time to time we need to get our hands dirty and see what happened to get us into the fix we are in. Only about thirty minutes to fix my mower but I will put that off until a later date, what is wrong in a relationship needs immediate attention or it may never be fixed. Sometimes we have to bite the bullet and admit that what happened was our fault, never easy to look wrong, but sometimes we are.
Letting your partner know you blew it and how that makes you upset with yourself is a good thing, your partner has done stuff to, everybody screws up now and again. What we don`t want to do is try to find something the other person has done and use that to get their mind off the current issue, never works out.
Takes a lot of give not take to make a relationship work, keep in touch

Sunday, September 13, 2009

Last night being unable to get to sleep my thoughts took me back to a girl I knew in highschool. I dated the same girl for two years in HS, what a waste of time, I should have been going out with lots of girls, hindsight. The one I dated steady I can never remember what she looks like, but this one I was thinking about last night I can see her as clearly as if I just left her. We were friends and I would give her a ride to school if we had an early meeting, she was real nice to me all the time and looking back we should have had a closer relationship. Wonder what she`s doing now.
All of our past relationships led us to this point in our life, no matter how brief the time we spent with that person.Taking care of the relationship we are in now should be on the top of our list, if it`s not we have to get it there. Time is short and we have to make the most of every minute of every day. Keep in touch

Saturday, September 12, 2009

When I stated that a womans role in a relationship was sex, sex, sex, That did not mean what every woman thinks it means. When you talk about sex women have a misguided claim that all men want is the act and get it done, so misguided. Men enjoy all the same levels of sex that a woman enjoys. Sight, set your sights on the one you want to be with, not how you compare to the pictures in the man-hater mags, how you look to him. That is a big part of sex to a man. Your body shape has very little to do with anything in a mans mind. Men like short ones, tall ones, you know the rest of it. Men think about sex every two minutes and thats when they are doing something that takes all of their attention. The common mistake that women make is to worry to much about how their bodies compare to the hater mags models. What a waste of energy, when you could be putting that energy into your relationship. Women think that a man only wants a playboy bunny, sure we check out all the pretty girls, but we check out all the girls. Just the same as women look at the handsome guys, why women get upset at this is a little hard to understand. All the thinking men do about having sex with the woman they just looked at will be used to your advantage because he will be eager to have sex, since you are his partner you benefit greatly. If your sex life has cooled, and there are many reasons for this, rest assured that the man in the relationship is just as concerned about it as you are. Keep in touch

Keeping the blues out of a relationship is the one thing that has been talked and written about for centuries, with a little work on both sides of the isle you can have a great time with your partner. Give and take is easier said than done and it`s almost the same as saying if you give in your partner is gonna take,take,take! Not so after you read and meditate on the meaning a great relationship has in your life. Women have a lot of power in a relationship and men don`t mind if thats the case. But just as power corrupts, absolute power- you know the rest. The female part in a relationship consists of three parts: sex,sex,sex. The ways to cement that part of the relationship has been hindered by the man-haters that have taken the spotlight away from man loving women and been replaced with an idea of a women doing everything in her power to her power to run a man off. All of the mags women buy to get advice from about how to improve their relationship has just the opposite effect. Yet the insane mags make millions every year spilling out crazy advice year after year. The first step women have to take is to get rid of all those mags that man-haters love selling and then sitting back watching all their advice fail, then next month all the women who haven`t had improvement in their relationship will buy another mag to see what they are doing wrong. If your main concern is having a great relationship, keep in touch